BILL NUMBER: ACR 147	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Conway

                        APRIL 25, 2012

   Relative to California Charter Schools Week.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   ACR 147, as introduced, Conway. California Charter Schools Week.
   This measure would proclaim May 2, 2012, to May 8, 2012,
inclusive, to be California Charter Schools Week, and would state
that the Legislature joins the California Charter Schools Association
in congratulating charter schools for the accomplishments and
contributions they have made to public education.
   Fiscal committee: no.



   WHEREAS, In the 2011-12 academic year, 100 new charter schools
opened their doors across the state helping to create new jobs and
opportunities for educators and other professionals in California;
and
   WHEREAS, There are 982 charter schools operating in California,
the highest number of any state in the nation; and
   WHEREAS, Charter schools have a combined enrollment of over
412,000 pupils, representing 7 percent of the public school pupil
population in the state; and
   WHEREAS, In 1992, California was the second state in the nation to
establish charter schools and 2012 is the 20th anniversary of
charter schools in California; and
   WHEREAS, Charter schools are public schools that increase learning
opportunities for all pupils and provide parents and pupils with
expanded choices within the public school system; and
   WHEREAS, Many charter schools are designed specifically to serve
traditionally disadvantaged children; and
   WHEREAS, Charter schools create new professional opportunities for
teachers, including the opportunity to be responsible for the
learning program at the schoolsite; and
   WHEREAS, Charter schools offer a variety of learning environments
and emphases, including college-preparedness, technical education,
arts, and sciences; and
   WHEREAS, Charter schools play an integral role in California's
public education system, the communities in which they operate, the
families they serve, and the pupils' lives they impact; now,
therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature proclaims May 2, 2012, to
May 8, 2012, inclusive, to be California Charter Schools Week, and
joins the California Charter Schools Association in congratulating
charter schools for the accomplishments and contributions they have
made to public education; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.